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Member Church
Our vision:
Declare Jesus
Develop Disciples 15 August 2021
Glorify God
Welcome to Torquay Christian Fellowship
Jesus – Including the Excluded – The Disturbed
Man
SPEAKER - REV DANNY MCDOWELL
FACILITIES
PRE SCHOOL ROOM AUDIO T-LOOP WIFI
LEFT SIDE OF CENTRAL SEATS IN THE TCF GUEST
AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM
PASSWORD: tcfchurch
KIDS/YOUTH (SCHOOL MORNING TEA
AGE) PLEASE JOIN US FOR TOILETS
KIDS PROGRAM - IN MORNING TEA IN THE HALLWAY BEHIND
MULTI PURPOSE ROOM FOYER AFTER THE AUDITORIUM
YOUTH PROGRAM - IN SERVICE
MEETING ROOM 1
NEW TO TCF? DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Help us keep in touch by giving us your contact details. There are
forms in the foyer
OR contact the church office. Fridays Weekly
03 5261 6831 9:30 - 11am
office@torquaybaptist.com Playgroup at TCF - for all pre-school
age kids
NEW ZEALAND HOUSE SWAP Friday Night Youth (Grade 6 - Year
12)
6th of August.
7pm-9pm at TCF
Olympic Games Theme
Wear sports/active clothing and
Jessica Sherman's parents ( Martin and Helen) would like to do a running shoes
house swap in Torquay for 2-3 months next year from February- Snacks provided, BYO drink bottle
April 2022.
Martin and Helen live in Taupo, New Zealand. Taupo is one of the Sundays Weekly
most popular tourist destinations in NZ. It is in the middle of the 9:15 - 9:45am
North Island , perched on Lake Taupo which is the largest lake in Prayer before the service
NZ. It is a very eventful town and also a great base for exploring in the Sanctuary
the rest of NZ. Please get in touch with Jessica on 0422560522 or
email jessica.joy.sherman@gmail.com if you are interested! Now in October!
9am - 5pm
14th & 15th October
QUESTIONS FROM THE MESSAGE 2 day course at TCF
Mental Health First Aid Training
What happened to convince you to stay in a particular place – run by Jules Haddock
be it church, job, school, club - or to move on? Limited spaces are available.
How do you share the great things Jesus has done for you with email office@torquaybaptist.com to
others? secure your place.
When do you find yourself slipping into treating others as you
think they deserve instead of considering them through God’s 2 October
eyes of grace? Charity Event for Foundation 61.
How can you go about ‘arresting’ that way of thinking? Starry Starry Night
What might you do to more readily open up your heart, to A Mind Heart Body Ball & Fundraiser
release your fears, and re-orient your thinking to the One who 6:30pm – 10:30pm
is greater than you - the God who overflows with grace and $150 (3-course gourmet dinner &
mercy? drinks package)
@ Mount Duneed Estate
Supported by Danni Synot and live
music by Mr Meaner and much more.
15/08 Patrick de Klerk
16/08 Theo Gordon
30 October
17/08 Jessica Sherman
Sounds of Hope
17/08 Jeanne Mackenzie
10h30 to 2h30 at TCF
19/08 Kai Leemans
Morning tea and lunch provided
20/08 Joshua Moscrop
Save the Date! Tickets will be
21/08 Daniel Boycott-Brown
available in September.
DANNY’S DESK
Declare Jesus – Develop Disciples – Glorify God
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the
power to do what pleases him.”
Philippians 2:13
Hello!
In his book ‘Mere Christianity’, C.S. Lewis writes:
“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, you can understand what
He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping leaks in the roof and so on: you knew those jobs
needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that
hurts abominably and doesn’t seem to make sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that he
is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting on an
extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a
decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”
God is constantly ‘doing’ work on you. He is constantly doing work on me too! And just when I think that the
‘renovations’ might have finished and He has ‘downed tools’, and headed home for the night, He does
something completely unexpected… and the work continues. Yep, sometimes it knocks me about and yes,
- as Lewis says – it sometimes “hurts abominably and doesn’t seem to make sense. But the work He’s
doing involves all the good, and, the not-so-good so when we are able to stand back and consider the
bigger picture – and recognise where God has done His work – our ‘house’ may not be anywhere near as
recognisable as we were expecting! But it will always be better!
How good is that? I’ve been intentionally taking time lately to sit back and have a look at my ‘house!’ And I
can definitely see where God has done some work on me! And in a number of different ways, I’m finding
much more evidence of the fruits of the Spirit that Paul talks about in Galatians 5:22-23. That’s gotta be
good right!? Maybe I’ll never get all of them right at the same time, but the best bit is that he isn’t finished
working on me yet!
The writer of Hebrews says to us: “… may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he
produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him…”
(13:21). Each and every one of us has the opportunity to see that God is ‘building quite a different house
from the one you might have originally been content with and in that we have the opportunity to find joy in
the unexpected as He ‘renovates’ and grows us in His image.
What about you? Can you see where God is working on you?
Can I encourage you to also sit back and have a gander at your ‘house?’
Have a great week!
Danny
SMALL GROUPS @ TCF SERVING ROSTER
Reading the Bible - Together 15/08 22/08
SOUND/WORDS Russell T/Jim T Charlie B/Tyrone Tee
KIDS CHURCH Tyrone/Culene/Sarah Matt H/La-Rochelle/Lynette
YOUTH Michael Brew Michael Brew
WELCOME Julie B/Glenis/Belinda Jim/Julie O/Glenis/Jenny
OFFERING Julie B/Jim T Graham G/Val R
FLOWERS Evelyn Glenis
COMMUNION Janine Poole Ed Robertson
BIBLE READING La-Rochelle Tee Jim/Julie Orton
We really value our small group MORNING TEA Frank/Cari Nat/Ruby/Noot
ministry at TCF, and consider
them to be an essential part of our
PASTORAL CARE TEAM LISTEN AND WATCH
Christian life.
Ed Robertson - 0407 615 009
Val Robertson - 0408 102 834
In and through our small groups,
Glenis Brown - 0408 081 960
we find yet another way of
Marilyn Gilmour - 0400 233 015 YOUTUBE
developing community through
Jenny Welsh - 0414 540 952 https://www.youtube.com/channel/
relationship as we study God’s
Dale Hemley - 0401 938 298 UC8HYJLxm949-
Word together.
Elizabeth Topp - 0438 686 171 vUbKhFIzLdA/playlists?
Deb Hannah - 0451 973 369 view_as=subscriber
If you would like to be part of this
vital ministry, then please talk to
TITHING WEBSITE
our Senior Pastor Danny, who can
DIRECT CREDIT https://tcfnet.org.au/
help get you into a group.
TORQUAY CHRISTIAN ZOOM
Rev. Danny McDowell FELLOWSHIP
https://zoom.us/j/96611521780?
03 5261 6831 commonwealth bank
pwd=YUFSUVpmYUMxRXJCVlRV
0416 214 751 BSB: 063860
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Acct: 10025302
STAFF LEADERSHIP
Secretary: Carrie Veith (Children and Youth)
Rev. Danny McDowell
0425 757 082
Senior Pastor
carrie.veith@torquaybaptist.com
0416 214 751
Chairperson and Treasurer:
Days on Sunday to Thursday
Matt Hannah (Worship)
danny.mcdowell@torquaybaptist.com
0457 841 072 matt.hannah@torquaybaptist.com
Ed Robertson (Pastoral Care)
Michael Brew
0407 615 009
Associate Pastor
ed.robertson@torquaybaptist.com
0411 574 022
Lyn Burton (Prayer) 0402 424 000
Days on Tues/Wed/Thur/Fri/Sun
lburton1955@yahoo.com.au
michael.brew@torquaybaptist.com
Julie Baker (Mission and Ministry) 0420 802 769
julie.baker@torquaybaptist.com
Deb Hannah
Alan Wilkins (Small Groups)
Church Administrator
0419 102 682 alan.wilkins@torquaybaptist.com
5261 6831
Mel Brunt 0412 419 099
Days on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
mel.brunt@torquaybaptist.com
9am - 3pm
Janine Poole 0407 826 869
office@torquaybaptist.com
janine.poole@torquaybaptist.com
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